Wannabefree
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Will dothe funny farm6 said:wannabefree... can you tell us more about how you raise the mealworms? maybe on its own thread.
Will dothe funny farm6 said:wannabefree... can you tell us more about how you raise the mealworms? maybe on its own thread.
I wouldn't buy white rice for chicken feed either, I would buy the stuff with the hulls left on and Let the chicken's gizzard do its job the fiber won't hurt them. Chickens do need some salt and please be aware that when grain is sprouted much of the starch is converted to various sugars. the sprouts need the high energy of sugar to grow as fast as they do, I doubt that the natural sugars are worse for chickens than the starches that are converted to sugar. ~gdso lucky said:Just wanted to add my disconnected thoughts on this:
Highly processed foods are not any better for the chickens than they are for humans. I rarely feed mine white bread or ready to eat cereal.
White rice is pretty much devoid of useable nutrients. Lots of people food has added sugar and salt that a chicken doesn't need.
Even in the winter, some bugs are available when the chickens scratch around.
My chickens are molting now and not eating much. I have been feeding them oatmeal and scrambled eggs, meaty leftovers and cat food. I think they would rather starve than eat the pellets I buy for them. Of course, by this time, they are spoiled.
Heck No! I don't think I have ever seen a bird with a pot or pan and I am pretty sure they can't start a fire. I have seen reports of them eating seeds from certain pine cones that only open after being exposed to fire but that is the end of that. I get a huge kick out of people that preach against processed food but want to cook [process] for their birds.Denim Deb said:GD, would you cook the rice first?